New Album: Plough - 'Plough' -- Obscure Sound
The self-titled debut album from Pittsburgh-based artist Plough unleashes an atmospheric post-punk appeal, spanning from enjoyably raucous to moody introspection. The project comes via Pittsburgh-based musician Ryan Davis, who wrote, recorded, mixed, produced, and mastered the album on his own. The release is described as “a stark meditation on progress and decay,” — drawing specifically from Pittsburgh’s industrial decay, and exploring the uneasy tension between modern convenience and the longing for something real amidst the noise. Opening track “Drought” is enjoyably representative of the album’s impressively dynamic tonal balances. A delectably eerie assembly of screeches and drones move into a
